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A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said late Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future deliveries. Photo by Ted S. Warren, AP Photo

J&J vaccine encounters glitch as state expands eligibility

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 1, 2021September 27, 2021

Ouida Dill, left, blows a kiss to her husband David at the end of their near-daily visit at Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing Facility on March 29, 2021 in San Jose. David has been a resident at Lincoln Glen for more than four years and throughout the pandemic, Ouida has continued to see him almost everyday for visits through a window but now that Ouida is vaccinated they are able to see each other indoors again. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Finally some good news for California nursing home residents

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 1, 2021September 27, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles on April 1, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Carrots, sticks and jabs: What will California do to win over vaccine skeptics?

by Ben Christopher April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Palo Alto resident Margaret Park, 91, is accompanied by her son to the waiting area after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 9, 2021. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Vaccine appointments may be backed up for several weeks

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 26, 2021September 27, 2021

Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Californians 50 and older eligible for vaccinations next week

by Ana B. Ibarra March 25, 2021September 27, 2021

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Hospitals in much of California begin reopening to visitors

by Rachel Becker March 24, 2021September 27, 2021

Jonathan, 4, works on an art project with help from his therapist, left, and mother, Natalia Acosta, right, during online preschool at his him in Tracy on March 3, 2021. He is among California's special-needs students who have faced special challenges during the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift

by Ricardo Cano and Elizabeth Aguilera March 22, 2021January 12, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has changed Californians in hundreds of ways in the past year. Many of those changes left data trails. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Fewer jobs, more wine: California’s deadly COVID year in 9 charts

by Jeremia Kimelman and Ben Christopher March 17, 2021April 20, 2021

Jose Rosas and his wife, Sara, who live in the 90060 zip code, wait in line to be screened for high temperature before being vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles on March 4, 2021. California has just crossed the threshold of 2 million vaccines administered in underserved communities allowing many counties to move more easily into less restrictive tiers. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

California hit critical milestone for reopening today

by Ana B. Ibarra and Rachel Becker March 12, 2021September 28, 2021

Mauricio Chavez of Hollister gets a COVID-19 vaccine at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill on Feb. 28, 2021. He works at a neighboring mushroom farm. Photo by Ana Ibarra, CalMatters

Eager to be vaccinated, California farmworkers face obstacles

by Ana B. Ibarra March 8, 2021September 28, 2021